Research & Doug – Tasty tidbits from the sports world

This is a generic bibliography because there’s no way I can track where I get these from. Some are from the TV broadcasts of the games, some are from reading through the game notes prepared by the teams, some are from my own notes I keep during the games, some are from reading through generic stat pages and pulling out what I find interesting, and some are from ESPN Stats & Info.

1) Oakland hasn’t scored a first quarter TD in nine games.

2) The New York Knicks are 33-11 in the regular season since the Mike D’Antoni firing.

3) Worst home loss for the Miami Heat’s Big 3…Knicks 112, Miami 92 on December 6.

4) Bill Self has more Big 12 conference Championships than home losses (8-7).

5) Only two QBs have thrown for 3,000 yards in their first two seasons: Peyton Manning and Andy Dalton.

6) Bears lead NFL with five opening drive turnovers.

7) Chargers were 0-14 in regular season games at Pittsburgh before Sunday.

8) In 2008 & 2009 John Harbaugh had a three-game losing streak, he has never had a losing streak since until now.

9) There are eight players with more rushing yards than the Cardinals.

10) Drew Brees and Andrew Luck lead the NFL with 18 interceptions.

11) Before 2012, only two rookies had ever thrown a game-winning TD pass with no time on the clock (Couch, Stafford), this year three have done it (Wilson, Luck, Foles).

12) The only running backs to rush for 1,600 yards, 10 TDs and average six yards per carry through 13 games are Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson and Adrian Peterson.

13) Only LaDanian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson have rushed for 10 touchdowns every year in their first six seasons.
14) Carolina vs. Atlanta: Cam Newton is the only player in history with 250+ yards passing (287) with a TD pass (2), 100 yards rushing with a TD (1) in history.

15) Russell Wilson is the only rookie QB in history to go 6-0 at home since the merger.

16) Andrew Luck has passed Peyton Manning for the second-most yards passing by a rookie QB in NFL history.

17) There are three QBs in history to sign with a new team and win 10 games: 1998: Vinnie Testaverde (NYJ)…2009: Brett Favre (MIN)…2012 Peyton Manning (DEN).

18) Peyton Manning is the highest-rated shotgun passer this year with a 70% completion rate.

19) The Cleveland Browns won 30-7 over Kansas City, their largest margin of victory since winning 44-6 right before Thanksgiving 2003 against the Cardinals..the 146-game streak of no wins over 23 points was the longest in the NFL.

20) There are only four players with four seasons of 100+ receptions: Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Wes Welker and Brandon Marshall.

21) Marshall’s 101 receptions are the most in Bears single-season history.

22) Ben Roethlisberger threw his first pick while being hit or under duress since Week 1 of last year (154 straight passes).